Perizaad Zorabian
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| Born | Perizaad Zorabian October 23, 1973  India |
| Spouse(s) | Boman Rustom Irani |
Perizaad Zorabian (born October 23, 1973) is an Indian actress who made her debut with Nagesh Kukunoor's movie, Bollywood Calling.
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[edit] Personal life
Perizaad studied in New York City and upon acquiring an MBA returned to India to assist her father in his poultry farm business. Once back in India, she was spotted at a wedding by a socialite and a friend, who presented her to the world of modeling and glamour[1].
Zorabian is a Zoroastrian by religion. She married Boman Rustom Irani (not to be confused with the actor Boman Irani) on December 7, 2006.
She gave birth to a healthy baby girl on November 4,2007
[edit] Career
Perizaad first appearance on the screen was for a Clearsil ad. Later she left for New York where she did her MBA and also theater with Lee Strasberg. She came back to India and played the part of Maya in a TV Soap called Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye.
She entered Bollywood with Nagesh Kukunoor's movie, Bollywood Calling. She acted in Joggers' Park with Victor Banerjee and other films such as Viral Lakhia's Namaste and Anant Balani's Mumbai Matinee. In the Chinese film, Bandung Sonata, she played Indira Gandhi. However, Joggers' Park has been the most successful project of her career till now.
Perizaad also happens to be the Brand Ambassador of EverYuth Derma Care - a premium range of sunblocks and specialist skincare products from EverYuth.
She also acted in the film Morning Raga with co-star Shabana Azmi. Her most recent and on going film is Ek Ajnabee with co-star Amitabh Bachchan. She also worked with Malcolm McDowell in the film Exitz in which she plays an Indian model. Other upcoming projects are Moonlight, Highway 203, among others.
She also acted in a music video "Nahi Rakhta Dil Mein Kuch" by Lucky Ali from The album Sifar released in 1997.
She also appeared in the 2007 film 'Just Married', where she played the character of a woman who was having an affair with a married man.
[edit] Filmography
- Kabhi Up Kabhi Down (2007) (post production)
- Just Married - 2007
- Moonlight (2006) ... (announced)
- Highway 203 (2006) (post-production) ... Madhu Kalpade
- Exitz (2006) ... Ravina
- Ek Ajnabee (2005) ... Nikasha
- Dhoom(2004) ... Guest Appearance
- Morning Raga (2004) ... Pinkie
- Mumbai Matinee (2003) ... Sonali Verma
- Joggers' Park (2003) ... Jenny
- Bollywood Calling (2001) ... Kajal
